Scottish Golf View - Golf News from Around the World: 30 Apr 2016

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Jamie Stewart tied for lead in Fairhaven tournament
Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly) is sharing the 36-hole lead with Sami Valimaki (Finland) and Germany's Nick Bachem) in the prestigious Fairhaven Trophies junior tournament at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire.
Stewart has shot rounds of 76 and 69. His co-leaders have both had rounds of 74 and 71.

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Labels: boys and girls

Duncan Stewart only one shot behind Madrid

Challenge leader

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Grantown-on-Spey's Duncan Stewart has taken over the role of leading Scot after three rounds of the Madrid Challenge at Real Club La Herreria in the Spanish capital city.
Stewart is tied for second with five players on four-under-par 206. His rounds have been 69, 66 and 71. He varied from par at only three holes in his Saturday round - a birdie at the first hole and bogeys at the seventh and ninth to be one stroke behind the Spanish leader, Pep Angles, who has had scores of 66, 72 and 67 for five-under 205.
David Law, leading Scot at halfway, dropped back to tied seventh on 207 - ocnly two shots off the pace. The Aberdonian has had scores of 68, 66 and 73. His third-round included a double bogey 5 at the shirt third and further bogeys at the 17th and 18th.
Law's only birdie came at the short 13th.
Peter Whiteford from Kirkcaldy, the only other Scot to beat the cut, is tied 16th on 210 after scores of 70, 67 and 73.

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Labels: CHALLENGE TOUR

Sandy Scott leads Tartan Army at Lytham

Trophy, lying third, only two off lead

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Nairn youngster Sandy Scott is leading the Scottish challenge after two rounds of the 72-hole Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire.
Teenager Scott is lying third on two-over-par 142 after rounds of 70 and 72.
He is only two shots behind the joint leaders, England's Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park) (72-68) and Alfied Plant (Sundridge Park) (67-73).
Jamie Savage (Cawder) is tied for fourth place on 144 with scores of 73 and 71.
Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), a former Scottish champion and Walker Cup player, is a third Scot in the top 10. He is tied seventh with rounds of 73 and 72 for 145.
Scott Gibson (Southerness) is tied 13th on 147 (71-76).
Stirling University student Mathias Eggenberger from Switzerland is sharing 16th place with rounds of 70-78 for 148.
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) (70-78) is sharing 26th place on 140 with the Bath player, Jamie Li, who led the field with a one-under-par at the start of the day but sagged to a second-round 80.
Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 77-73, Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 77-74 and Connor Syme (Drumoig) 72-78 are tied 37th on 150.
Barry Hume (Haggs Castle) is tied 43rd with scores of 77 and 74 for 151.
Highland hope Kyle Godsman (Moray) has scored 78-74 for 152, sharing the tied 50th mark with Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 73-79.
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 79-75 and Jeff Wright (Forres) 74-80 are joint 64th on154.
Last year's Scottish amateur champion, left-hander Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) is tied 72nd with rojnds of 79 and76 for 155.
Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 80-79 and Chris Low (Tantallon), also 80-79 are tied 92nd on 159 - and will miss the cut for Sunday's final two rounds.

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Labels: Amateur Men

Asian Development Tour

James Byrne finishes T26 on Asian

Development Tour

Banchory's James Byrne earned 460 US dollars for a tied 26th place finish in the Asian Development Tour event, the PGM Palm Resort Championship , at Johor Bahru, Malaysia today.
Byrne had rounds of 68, 73 and 70 for a five-under-par total of 211. Winner of the US$ 8,944 first prize was Thailander Sotijet Kooratanapisan who shot a final round of 60 for a 23-under-par total of 193, catching overnight leader Danny Chia (Malaysia) who closed with a 64 for 194.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 216 (3x72)

193 Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 65 68 60

194 Danny CHIA (MAS) 66 64 64

199 Suradit YONGCHAROENCHAI (THA) 70 64 65

200 Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 68 68 64

202 Itthipat BURANATANYARAT (THA) 68 70 64

203 KOH Deng Shan (SIN) 67 69 67, Oscar ZETTERWALL (SWE) 67 65 71

204 Nirun SAE-UENG (THA) 69 68 67, Panuwat MUENLEK (THA) 68 67 69, Jakraphan PREMSIRIGORN (THA) 65 68 71

205 Donlaphatchai NIYOMCHON (THA) 68 67 70

206 Mathiam KEYSER (RSA) 69 69 68

207 Wisut ARTJANAWAT (THA) 69 69 69

SELECTED SCORE
211 James Byrne (Sco) 68 73 70 (T26).

Labels: ASIAN TOUR

Justin Rose misses cut in New Orleans

Lovemark, Vegas share lead at Zurich Open

after second-round play suspension

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AVONDALE, Louisiana – Jamie Lovemark played 27 holes at TPC Louisiana on Friday. Jhonattan Vegas slogged through 30 on a hot, humid day that was to the Venezuelan's liking. This may not sound like a big deal but it is for two players who have had promising careers stalled by injury.
When play was suspended at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday, Lovemark and Vegas shared the lead at 11-under-par 133 as play was suspended at 7:31 p.m. central time due to darkness.
Lovemark, 28, was a member of the 2007 U.S. Walker Cup team and seemingly a can’t-miss-kid when he turned pro in 2009 and instantly finished tied for second at the Frys.Com Open that fall. Back surgery sidelined him in 2011, and when he returned to the Tour in 2014 his swing was a mess, and he lost his card. Lovemark has spent the past two years working with swing instructor Chris Como and the hard work finally is paying dividends.
“Most everything seems to be decent,” Lovemark said. “It’s all a process and slowly improving.”
His wedge to the par-5 18th hole was a thing of beauty. Lovemark posed as it landed with a thud on the soft greens and spun back to 4 feet. He sunk the putt for his seventh birdie on the par 5s this week en route to a 5-under 67.
Will Wilcox, who has played several practice rounds with Lovemark this season and was paired with him for the first two rounds, marveled at Lovemark’s deft touch for a big guy (he’s 6 foot, 4 inches tall) and said, “He’s long and he’s hitting it straight so if he keeps hitting it on this planet off the tee, he’s going to be tough to beat.”
Lovemark’s caddie David Streza echoed that sentiment, and said Lovemark is in a comfortable place – healthy, happy, and in love. He’s engaged to be married in October.
It has rubbed off on his golf game, too. So far, Lovemark has posted four top-10 finishes and entered the week ranked 34th in the FedEx Cup point standings. He had a chance to win in Houston, but staggered to a 76 on Sunday. When asked what he can draw on from that experience, he said, “Just got to believe in myself and keep pushing through.”
That mantra would serve Vegas, who won the 2011 Career Builders Challenge in just his second PGA Tour start, well too. The 31-year-old Vegas, who now makes his home in Houston, has battled back from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss almost the entire 2013 season after undergoing surgery. The setback burned a hole in his confidence. Last year, he recorded just one top-25 finish and had to compete in the Web.com Finals, failing to secure his Tour card.
“It’s hard to put the whole game together. It takes time,” he said.
On the bright side, Vegas said his shoulder is “100 percent” again.
He hasn’t let his limited past champion status hold him back. Like Lovemark, Vegas has had his chances to break into the winner’s circle again. He contended at the Frys.com Open (T-10) and Sanderson Farms Open (T-4), and was blown away by high winds at Torrey Pines, shooting a final-round 80 (T-18). But he takes solace in that he’s getting closer to achieving his goal.
“I’ve won before and I can do it again,” he said.
His confidence extends to his putting. He switched to a counterbalanced Nike Method putter after missing the cut at Pebble Beach, and it has made all the difference.
He ranks seventh in strokes-gained putting through two rounds at the Zurich. Vegas shared the first round lead with Brian Stuard after shooting 64 and backed it up with a 69.
Winning has been hard to come by for both Lovemark and Vegas. What would it mean to be showered with beads as the victor in The Big Easy on Sunday?
“It would make life so much easier,” Vegas said.

SCOREBOARD(Round 2 to be completed on Saturday, local time)

Jamie Lovemark

-11

-6

Jhonattan Vegas

-11

-3

Brian Stuard

-10

12*

-2

Harold Varner III

-8